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jim meceda, nbc news, london. >>> if you plan to head to the movie, you better make sure you have a little extra time because many of this season's blockbusters are clocking in at almost three hours. a report from hollywood. >> reporter: they are epic productions, earning oscar buzz. >> shall we stop this bleeding? >> reporter: this year's blockbusters have something else in common. you better block out three hours if you want to see one. as we approach the end of the year, hollywood's heavyweights are posting some hefty run times. spielberg's "lincoln" clocks in at 2 1/2 hours. "les miserables" is almost three hours. >> and a whop iping 2:49, "neverending." >> they should all be called the never ending story. >> one word of advice, go to the toilet before the movie started. >> reporter: why try to hold the moviegoers attention so long. many say blame it on oscar. there's a feeling in hollywood the academy won't take a best picture contender seriously if it's under two hours. this time of year, studios are racing to release these epics before the oscar deadlines. >> any film that opens on
jim meceda, nbc news, london. >>> if you plan to head to the movie, you better make sure you have a little extra time because many of this season's blockbusters are clocking in at almost three hours. a report from hollywood. >> reporter: they are epic productions, earning oscar buzz. >> shall we stop this bleeding? >> reporter: this year's blockbusters have something else in common. you better block out three hours if you want to see one. as we approach the end of the...
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jim? >> any indications, nancy, where thewhether the republicans are willing to play ball with senator reid in this proposal? t well, they say they're withholding judgment until they see the legislation, but in the past, a handful of senate republicans have said that they would be okay with letting the bush tax breaks lapse for people making over $250,000 a year if that was their only option. the real question is whether house speaker john boehner would allow a vote on this plan on the house floor, knowing that so many house republicans oppose o. jim. t nancy cordes with the president in hawaii. thank you. farmers will also feel the impact if lawmakers fail to reach a deal on the fiscal cliff. bimultibillion-dollar aid bill may be a casualty of the casuemate. the ripple effects would be felt far from the fields. we asked anna warner to look into that. >> reporter: eagle lake, texas, depends on rice. it's been grown here since the 1800s. drought is usually the biggest threat, but the nervou
jim? >> any indications, nancy, where thewhether the republicans are willing to play ball with senator reid in this proposal? t well, they say they're withholding judgment until they see the legislation, but in the past, a handful of senate republicans have said that they would be okay with letting the bush tax breaks lapse for people making over $250,000 a year if that was their only option. the real question is whether house speaker john boehner would allow a vote on this plan on the...
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our chickens are not fed steroids or hormones. [ jim ] we raise our chickens cage-free. we're trying to make a better chicken. well i always worry about what's in the food that i put on my children's plate. that's why we use all-white meat breading that is whole grain with omega-3 and no preservatives. it is g goal to make the highest quality, best-tasting nugget on the market. i want consumers to go "dang, that's a good nugget." >> my name is jack and i want to say go, redskins. >> good morning, jack. and good morning to you washington. we are asking the question -- if you have a choice, which celebrity would you like to live next to? >> not crazy famous. >> most people would actually pick blake shelton and miranda lambert. which celebrity would you not want living next door? this list is easier to compile. the number one would be honey boo-boo. she's got an active social life so many bad as part of why she made that list. 6:40 so let's check in with whether. >> it is cloudy to start but that keeps our temperatures up a little bit. 36 degrees in d.c. which is not terrib
our chickens are not fed steroids or hormones. [ jim ] we raise our chickens cage-free. we're trying to make a better chicken. well i always worry about what's in the food that i put on my children's plate. that's why we use all-white meat breading that is whole grain with omega-3 and no preservatives. it is g goal to make the highest quality, best-tasting nugget on the market. i want consumers to go "dang, that's a good nugget." >> my name is jack and i want to say go,...
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jim acosta caught up with him this morning. jim, give us a sense who he is. he got a lot of attention at the rnc convention last year. >> reporter: well, suzanne, he was a tea party favorite in the run-up to last november's elections, and it's interesting to note as a lot of americans seem to be saying at least in the polls that they want the congress to work together. they want republicans and democrats to work together on matters such as the fiscal cliff. they have sent more partisans into the capitol, and one of the those partisans is ted cruz. he's a tea party conservative and was the solicitor-general down in texas before running for the senate. he's a graduate of princeton and harvard and also the son of a cuban-american immigrant, but i had a chance to talk with him just briefly earlier this morning because he had been very critical of the negotiated agreement between mitch mcconnell and the vice president, joe biden, on the fiscal cliff. he made no bones about it when i talked to him heading into the capitol earlier this morning. here's what he had to
jim acosta caught up with him this morning. jim, give us a sense who he is. he got a lot of attention at the rnc convention last year. >> reporter: well, suzanne, he was a tea party favorite in the run-up to last november's elections, and it's interesting to note as a lot of americans seem to be saying at least in the polls that they want the congress to work together. they want republicans and democrats to work together on matters such as the fiscal cliff. they have sent more partisans...
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former congressmen jim nustle says the first order of business is basic. >> where is my new committee, the office, the bathroom. >> reporter: the new congress is one of the most diverse i've recollected including a -- diverse i've recollected including -- elected including women. >> the challenges are enormous. what just happened with the debt and deficit and taxes, that doesn't go away. >> reporter: the 113th congress begins work after one of the least productive terms in history. the last group passed just 151 bills, the fewest in 65 years. that left congress with an approval rating of 10% last year, lower than past approval ratings for the i.r.s., lawyers, and even paris hillton. just lake is starting his first day in the -- jus lake is starting his first day in the senate. he believes the fiscal cliff fight was a preview of the things to come. >> this will not be the last high wire act. we can't seem to do things in advance here. >> reporter: new legislators are promising more compromise but democrats are holding on that their majority in the senate returning the same divided gove
former congressmen jim nustle says the first order of business is basic. >> where is my new committee, the office, the bathroom. >> reporter: the new congress is one of the most diverse i've recollected including a -- diverse i've recollected including -- elected including women. >> the challenges are enormous. what just happened with the debt and deficit and taxes, that doesn't go away. >> reporter: the 113th congress begins work after one of the least productive terms...
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officials prepare for school violence like what took place in connecticut earlier today i spoke with jim hansen a military blogger with black five dot net i asked him for his thoughts on this alarming issue. well first of all amidst a cornucopia of really bad ideas to try and solve this horrendous problem i think this is actually a good one i mean not all teachers are in any way going to be suited for this but the ones who are i think given the choice between unarmed victims and armed people who may as well in here said be able to actually stop a shooting like this why not and we you know we should mention this is a voluntary program but when you look at the facts and you look especially at history i mean arming people isn't necessarily a disincentive for shooters and might actually put passers by in more danger we saw of course what happened with the times square shooting back in august and new york city and nine people injured because you know the police got involved and they had their guns and you know accidentally shot people who they thought may or may not have been suspects we had
officials prepare for school violence like what took place in connecticut earlier today i spoke with jim hansen a military blogger with black five dot net i asked him for his thoughts on this alarming issue. well first of all amidst a cornucopia of really bad ideas to try and solve this horrendous problem i think this is actually a good one i mean not all teachers are in any way going to be suited for this but the ones who are i think given the choice between unarmed victims and armed people...
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i spoke with oklahoma senator jim enhoff earlier. senator enhoff, you issued a report on the damage that will be done to america's economy if president obama is able to push through by regulation, not legislation, but regulation his so-called greenish -- green initiative. let's talk about what happens to this country's economy and jobs if that happens. >> governor, first of all, i did that before the election. these are the regulations that he was going to impose, but he is waiting until after the election to do it for obvious reasons. all of these people will lose their jobs. he didn't want them to know that before the election. to put it in proper perspective, i think most people know that the deficit was really that came from the budget of the president, $5.3 trillion deficit. people understand that. they know about his war on fossil fuels. here we are in a position of having the most recoverable fossil fuels reserves of any country in the world. we could be totally independent in a matter of weeks, and he won't let us develop our
i spoke with oklahoma senator jim enhoff earlier. senator enhoff, you issued a report on the damage that will be done to america's economy if president obama is able to push through by regulation, not legislation, but regulation his so-called greenish -- green initiative. let's talk about what happens to this country's economy and jobs if that happens. >> governor, first of all, i did that before the election. these are the regulations that he was going to impose, but he is waiting until...
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the lack of security at the benghazi compound, senator jim frisch that the obama administration fell short in more than one respect and had more than enough time talk about when it began. here's a recent senate foreign relation hearing with twos top state officials. >> i look at those people streaming through the front gate in benghazi. that wouldn't have taken that much to stop that attack, if indeed they would have responded to immediately. again, you are looking at film, and i understand it's a lot more sterile than actually being the on the ground of the time, but when people are coming through the gate armed, it's time to do something about it. thing was done about it until everyone was in. >> the secretary of state admitted that security warnings in the weeks before the attack did in fact reach secretary of state hillary clinton's office. lawmakers are now waiting to hear from clinton herself, who has backed out of testifying after suffering aconcussion. we will take up the effort for accountability in benghazi tonight. we will be talking to senator jon barrasso, a member of th
the lack of security at the benghazi compound, senator jim frisch that the obama administration fell short in more than one respect and had more than enough time talk about when it began. here's a recent senate foreign relation hearing with twos top state officials. >> i look at those people streaming through the front gate in benghazi. that wouldn't have taken that much to stop that attack, if indeed they would have responded to immediately. again, you are looking at film, and i...
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i want to bring in jim clancy. i want to start with the government attacks today in and around damascus. what is the government's goal here? >> the government is extremely concerned. they're losing their grip on the suburbs of the capital. all of this is within ear shot of the presidential palace. but it is really -- i think it is only fair to say it to admit what is going on here. they are targeting civilians in whatever numbers they can find. the regime obviously frustrated, they have not been able to strike with any significant effect on the free syrian army, on the rebel and opposition groups and they have turned to civilians who are lining up, whether it is for bread or whether it is for fuel, some 75 people known to have been killed in this incident alone. it reflects the pattern that we're seeing here, don. a pattern of increased casualties. we were looking at a thousand casualties a month at one point. and now it is probably more than a thousand a week. we have been well over 100 for almost as long as i can
i want to bring in jim clancy. i want to start with the government attacks today in and around damascus. what is the government's goal here? >> the government is extremely concerned. they're losing their grip on the suburbs of the capital. all of this is within ear shot of the presidential palace. but it is really -- i think it is only fair to say it to admit what is going on here. they are targeting civilians in whatever numbers they can find. the regime obviously frustrated, they have...
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jim bitter min has a story from paris. jim? >> vladimir putin said if he wants to come to russia, good on him and they will give him a passport and a residency permit if that is what he wants. he is very well-known and involved in publicity campaigns and recently made a film about the mad monk of russia. in the course of making that film, they have intervened personally in order to get permission for the film company to shoot in the imperial palaces in russia. the two men have got a long standing relationship and in fact he has a relationship with russia. it's probably not so unusual that this proposal would have come down. it is however a little bit of a shock for some french. they said that the kind of things you hear on the street is that it's something of a coward for trying to avoid taxes. his response which was contained in a letter he sent to the prime minister here back before christmas. his response was look, i spend over the last 45 year, 145 million euros on taxes. no one can shame me about how much taxes that i have
jim bitter min has a story from paris. jim? >> vladimir putin said if he wants to come to russia, good on him and they will give him a passport and a residency permit if that is what he wants. he is very well-known and involved in publicity campaigns and recently made a film about the mad monk of russia. in the course of making that film, they have intervened personally in order to get permission for the film company to shoot in the imperial palaces in russia. the two men have got a long...
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it's the fact that i do, especially in relationship, if i'm newly going with jim, i don't have any desire to work. sometimes work is a substitute for -- >> for life. >> for life. that's right. >> your track record here. 51 gold albums, 30 platinum, eight grammys, two honorary grammys. that's just the music. oscars, emmys, grammys. unbelievable array of honors, medals, trophies. you must have a cabinet the size of the new york yankees. does any of that really motivate you? do you ever look at it and think, yeah, i haven't done badly for a young girl from brooklyn? >> every once in a while. i used to hide all these awards, then one day i was doing a new house and actually it was -- well, it was a long time ago, ten years ago, let's say. and i decided i'll put them in a room. you can't see them when you walk in, but they're there. and i do appreciate them now. i must say. i do say, oh, good, i was here. i'm still here, but i was here. you know, i think it's because my father -- and maybe you relate to this -- died so young that i want to be remembered. i want to have made a mark here. and re
it's the fact that i do, especially in relationship, if i'm newly going with jim, i don't have any desire to work. sometimes work is a substitute for -- >> for life. >> for life. that's right. >> your track record here. 51 gold albums, 30 platinum, eight grammys, two honorary grammys. that's just the music. oscars, emmys, grammys. unbelievable array of honors, medals, trophies. you must have a cabinet the size of the new york yankees. does any of that really motivate you? do...
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. >> jim kelley even look ed like people are under enormous financial pressure, i understand that, to attract eyeballs but a tremendous risk of -- >> i don't think it was overdone. it was such a serious side to it, as well. if you want to be in perspective about the media, the fact that david petraeus did not get treated as badly as he could have feeding reporters for so many years. >> let's watch how this plays out. david petraeus, this big come back and what about paula broadwell? what is going to happen to paula? >> isn't that always the way? >> it is always the way. >>> want to look at another lowlight, i would say. perhaps the lowest of the year. in terms of people remembering it. that is what happened on the much awaited day when the supreme court issued its ruling on president obama's health care plan. >> we have breaking news here on the fox news channel. the individual mandate has been ruled unconstitutional. >> so, what appears as if the supreme court justices have struck down the individual mandate, the centerpiece of the health care legislation. >> george, we just got the
. >> jim kelley even look ed like people are under enormous financial pressure, i understand that, to attract eyeballs but a tremendous risk of -- >> i don't think it was overdone. it was such a serious side to it, as well. if you want to be in perspective about the media, the fact that david petraeus did not get treated as badly as he could have feeding reporters for so many years. >> let's watch how this plays out. david petraeus, this big come back and what about paula...
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in his review in the new criterion, jim pearson who i think is in here on the way. jim pearson some up kennan in a single sentence, an accomplishment i never came close to achieving in my book. he wrote, quote, and independent thinker of the first order saw something clearly that others saw but for a haze and by an act of singular intellectual courage earned absolution. for any misjudgments he may have subsequently committed. i hope jim would not mind if i change only two words to let some up whittaker chambers, who threw an act of singular moral courage earned absolution for any misjudgments he may have made previously committed. thanks for your attention. [applause] >> thank you very much. mr. evans, we were going to 03:45 with questions and answers. >> thank you. first of all, it is a pleasure to be back, i had many a class in this building and pleased to say it is the same as it was 60 years ago. hmmm things to not change. partly nostalgia i was a freshman when man at yale came out. i read it at the time. everyone of us in a complete a 4 against it even though n
in his review in the new criterion, jim pearson who i think is in here on the way. jim pearson some up kennan in a single sentence, an accomplishment i never came close to achieving in my book. he wrote, quote, and independent thinker of the first order saw something clearly that others saw but for a haze and by an act of singular intellectual courage earned absolution. for any misjudgments he may have subsequently committed. i hope jim would not mind if i change only two words to let some up...
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. >> jim jones, koresh, history has shown that these things happen. when religious zealots take charge of a group of people. >> a point of concern, the church-owned grocery store, the only big store in the community, was abruptly sold down. -- shut down. not only was this the sole grocery store in the flds community, but it was a gathering point. authorities are afraid its closing may signify something dire. >> is it your belief that warren jeffs believes the store doesn't need to be open because the earth is ending. the end of time is near and his people don't need to buy grocery nims? >> yes. >> others are driving out of time to shop. so what do warren jeffs' faithful followers have to say about all this? they're told to never talk to reporters, and some use their reporter intimidation technique, large vehicles speeding and screeching by us. and then emitting black smoke for added emphasis. one of the things we're hearing is he's been talking about the possible end of time, end of the world, and that people need to be faithful. is that your understa
. >> jim jones, koresh, history has shown that these things happen. when religious zealots take charge of a group of people. >> a point of concern, the church-owned grocery store, the only big store in the community, was abruptly sold down. -- shut down. not only was this the sole grocery store in the flds community, but it was a gathering point. authorities are afraid its closing may signify something dire. >> is it your belief that warren jeffs believes the store doesn't...
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reporter: jim moran said his district, right outside of washington, home to many who work in the defense industry, could be harvested in the country. he is warning constituents that they can expect an immediate 8 billion-dollar cut in defense money if we go over the fiscal cliff. that, he says, will likely lead to job losses. jon? jon: that is very scary stuff. molly henneberg, thank you. harris: the nation is mourning the loss of norman schwarzkopf. he was 78 years old. the man known as storming norman drove out saddam hussein's forces in kuwait in 1991. operation desert storm entered one of our history books. you know, i have read that you say that the general earned every bit of his impeccable reputation as a leader. why is that? >> well, if you look back at where we were when he played a critical role in leading the first gulf war, we had come off of the 70s, which were the carter years, morale is really bad. reagan rebuilt the military during the 80s. then george h. w. bush took over as well. the team that was rebuilt, that new army and air force, the new navy thinking about was act
reporter: jim moran said his district, right outside of washington, home to many who work in the defense industry, could be harvested in the country. he is warning constituents that they can expect an immediate 8 billion-dollar cut in defense money if we go over the fiscal cliff. that, he says, will likely lead to job losses. jon? jon: that is very scary stuff. molly henneberg, thank you. harris: the nation is mourning the loss of norman schwarzkopf. he was 78 years old. the man known as...
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. >> jim, the meeting started at 3:10 and ended at 4:15. the four congressional leaders left without speaking to the media. with $600 billion in tax hikes set to take effect new year's day. senior advisers said the president was set to make a small offer with the full support of reid and pelosi. nbc news has learned that a previous offered made by the president, the one that involved a tax increase for only those earning more than $400 is off the table. advisers say that was part of a bigger proposal that speaker boehner did not accept. it looks like the current proposal goes back to raising taxes on those who make more than $250,000. the proposal known as plan b didn't work. it will remain to be seen if the smaller plan will. either way the countdown to the if you year could be very costly. >> i'm hopeful that a deal will avoid the worst parts of a fiscal live cliff. >> the tax increases need to be averted, avoided. they can be. i think in the end we'll get a deal. the question is the timing of that. >> according to administration official
. >> jim, the meeting started at 3:10 and ended at 4:15. the four congressional leaders left without speaking to the media. with $600 billion in tax hikes set to take effect new year's day. senior advisers said the president was set to make a small offer with the full support of reid and pelosi. nbc news has learned that a previous offered made by the president, the one that involved a tax increase for only those earning more than $400 is off the table. advisers say that was part of a...
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cnn national political correspondent jim acosta has more on the story. >> reporter: the year started off with a surprise in a sweater vest. counting down the top campaign stories of the year at number ten, the primaries. rick santorum's stunning performance in the iowa caucuses. >> game on. >> reporter: kicked off a battle for the republican nomination that few in washington had expected. the gop's odds on favorite, mitt romney, stumbled in some of the early contests. >> i like being able to fire people that provide services to me. >> reporter: he refused to release his tax returns, allowing another rival, newt gingrich, to take south carolina. >> we proved here in south carolina, that people power with the right ideas beats big money. >> reporter: but that big money eventually cleared the field. and romney set his sights on the president. >> it is still about the economy. and we arestupid. >> reporter: at number nine, bain. not that one. that one. almost as soon as romney had locked up the nomination, his former private investment firm, bain capital, was sacrificed by the super pacs
cnn national political correspondent jim acosta has more on the story. >> reporter: the year started off with a surprise in a sweater vest. counting down the top campaign stories of the year at number ten, the primaries. rick santorum's stunning performance in the iowa caucuses. >> game on. >> reporter: kicked off a battle for the republican nomination that few in washington had expected. the gop's odds on favorite, mitt romney, stumbled in some of the early contests. >>...
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we get more now from meteorologist jim dickey. hi, jim. >> good morning. cold air in place across much of the north and east on this new year's eve. these are your early morning temperatures. 5 in burlington. 9 in portland and 18 in boston. as we switch gears now in the north central portions of the country, these are as high as temperatures will get as we go through the day. 9 in bismarck, 14 in pierre. this arctic air mass responsible for some snowfall here today, as well. going to see a swath of snow from kansas into the ohio valley, especially in kansas and missouri, accumulating snowfall here. looking for 1 to 2 inches, locally as much as three, four, maybe five in kansas. paula and john, back to you. >> jim dickey, thanks for that report. >>> tense moments on a flight headed to denver. the plane, actually a photo, the plane lost an engine panel right after taking off from kansas city, missouri. a passenger snapped this picture with their phone. the pilots circled the airport and then landed the plane safely. it's important to note that. it's not clea
we get more now from meteorologist jim dickey. hi, jim. >> good morning. cold air in place across much of the north and east on this new year's eve. these are your early morning temperatures. 5 in burlington. 9 in portland and 18 in boston. as we switch gears now in the north central portions of the country, these are as high as temperatures will get as we go through the day. 9 in bismarck, 14 in pierre. this arctic air mass responsible for some snowfall here today, as well. going to see...
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. >> jim jones, koresh, history has showed us that these things happen when religious zealots take charge of a group of people. >> reporter: a point of concern? the church-owned grocery store, the only big store in the community, has abruptly shut down. not only was this the sole grocery store in the flds community, but it was a central gathering point. authorities fear its closing might signify something potentially dire. is it your belief that warren jeffs feels the store no longer needs to be open because the end of times are near and his people don't need to buy groceries anymore? >> yes. >> reporter: it's believed many residents here have been storing up extra food in anticipation of the end times. others, though, are driving out of town to shop. what do warren jeffs' faithful followers have to say about this? they are told to never talk to reporters. some use a reporter intimidation technique. large vehicles speeding and screeches by us. then emitting black smoke for added emphasis. one of the things we're hearing is that he's been talking about the possible end of times, end of the
. >> jim jones, koresh, history has showed us that these things happen when religious zealots take charge of a group of people. >> reporter: a point of concern? the church-owned grocery store, the only big store in the community, has abruptly shut down. not only was this the sole grocery store in the flds community, but it was a central gathering point. authorities fear its closing might signify something potentially dire. is it your belief that warren jeffs feels the store no...
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. >> reporter: jim jacobson has sold 22% of the residences at the ritz to affluent chinese. >> basically, they don't have a place to put their money. they look as their own economy as a place that's not very stable. the housing market is not very stable there either. >> reporter: this housing complex in irvine, california, is being built for chinese buyers. separate wok cooking rooms, no unlucky 4's in the addresses and multi-entrances for multi-generational living. scott meadows says chinese wealth is an opportunity, not a threat for american business. >> america is known for quality, so the chinese look at american-made products and foreign-made products in general as things they can trust. >> reporter: after all, that eagle is on the bottle because what so many chinese want is something made in the usa. ben tracy, rbs news, napa valley. >>> coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning" more on the violent weather in the south. we'll have live reports from alabama and indiana. plus, an eye-opening look at how your smartphone is collecting information about you and gale king sit
. >> reporter: jim jacobson has sold 22% of the residences at the ritz to affluent chinese. >> basically, they don't have a place to put their money. they look as their own economy as a place that's not very stable. the housing market is not very stable there either. >> reporter: this housing complex in irvine, california, is being built for chinese buyers. separate wok cooking rooms, no unlucky 4's in the addresses and multi-entrances for multi-generational living. scott...
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. >> jim and i met in 1977. i really didn't believe gay people wovr see the day they could marry. >> reporter: after 35 years as a couple, they were the first same-sex couple to be legally wed at baltimore city hall. the mayor as an ordained minister presided over the ceremony herself. >> it is a very emotional night. incredibly meaningful night. there are so many people who have a chance now to have the life that they wanted for themselves and for their family and i'm so proud of maryland. that we chose equality over hate. >> reporter: seven same-sex couples took their vows at city hall at 12:30 this morning. the culmination of what has been a long battle for supporters of marriage equality. the same-sex marriage referendum on the ballot in move was hotly debated but ultimately passed. >> i'm very happy. this is -- this is as happy as i have ever been and spend the rest of my life with bill legally and just showed a gay community it can be done. >> reporter: jim and bill have advice for other same-sex couples t
. >> jim and i met in 1977. i really didn't believe gay people wovr see the day they could marry. >> reporter: after 35 years as a couple, they were the first same-sex couple to be legally wed at baltimore city hall. the mayor as an ordained minister presided over the ceremony herself. >> it is a very emotional night. incredibly meaningful night. there are so many people who have a chance now to have the life that they wanted for themselves and for their family and i'm so...
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listen to virginia democrat jim moran as he describes why he'll likely vote against a deal. >> my congressional district would be the hardest-hit if we go over the fiscal cliff. i have tens of thousands of federal employees and a great deal of defense spending would be at risk. so if we don't suspend the sequester and it looks like this very small deal may not even achieve that, then i'd have to be a no vote. so if i had to guess right now, i don't think we're going to be able to reach a deal no matter how small it might be. >> a vote could take place later today, and you can watch coverage right here on cnn. >>> the president will continue to plead his case for a deal today. he's making his first appearance on a sunday talk show in more than three years. he's on nbc's "meet the press." mr. obama is expected to call for an immediate vote by congress on a scaled-back plan that would only extend middle class tax breaks and unemployment benefits if the congressional negotiations fail. >>> fears over the fiscal cliff are weighing heavily on u.s. stocks, which posted five straight days of losses. th
listen to virginia democrat jim moran as he describes why he'll likely vote against a deal. >> my congressional district would be the hardest-hit if we go over the fiscal cliff. i have tens of thousands of federal employees and a great deal of defense spending would be at risk. so if we don't suspend the sequester and it looks like this very small deal may not even achieve that, then i'd have to be a no vote. so if i had to guess right now, i don't think we're going to be able to reach a...
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back to you. >> jim cantore from mobile, alabama, thanks so much. i appreciate it. >>> president obama is leaving the first family in hawaii. he's cutting the vacation short to return to washington, d.c. hopefully to restart the negotiations over those job killing spending cuts and tax hikes set to take effect in the new year. joining me now is congressman gregory meeks, democrat of new york and serves on the financial services committee. i told you if anything goes off or need to rush out of here because you have gotten a call back to d.c. you let me know. plirt coe reporting today, as of christmas day, they do not have the standard warning to come back to washington to resolve the so-called fiscal cliff. it's boehner and other gop leaders aren't going to herd 433 lawmakers back to town with nothing to do. when you hear that, and you know what's been going on and what's expected of you in the new year, what are your hopes for something small, maybe not as ambitious as a grand bargain but something small getting done before january 1st? >> i would l
back to you. >> jim cantore from mobile, alabama, thanks so much. i appreciate it. >>> president obama is leaving the first family in hawaii. he's cutting the vacation short to return to washington, d.c. hopefully to restart the negotiations over those job killing spending cuts and tax hikes set to take effect in the new year. joining me now is congressman gregory meeks, democrat of new york and serves on the financial services committee. i told you if anything goes off or need...
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we get more now from meteorologist jim dicky. >> good morning. cold air in place across much of the north and east on this new year's eve. these are your early morning temperatures. 5 in burlington. 9 in portland and 18 in boston. in the north central portions of the country, these are as high as the temperatures will get as we go through the day. 14 in pierre. this arctic air mass responsible for some snowfall here today, as well. going to see a swath of snow from kansas into the ohio valley, especially in kansas and missouri, looking for 1 to 2 inches, perhaps even 5 in kansas. paula and john, back to you. >> jim dicky, thank force that report. >>> tense moments on a flight headed to denver. the plane, actually a photo, the plane lost an engine panel right after taking off from kansas city, missouri. a passenger snapped this picture with their phone. the pilots circled the airport and then landed the plane safely. it's not clear yet what caused the panel to just suddenly fall off. a little disconcerting. >>> and we're getting another look at th
we get more now from meteorologist jim dicky. >> good morning. cold air in place across much of the north and east on this new year's eve. these are your early morning temperatures. 5 in burlington. 9 in portland and 18 in boston. in the north central portions of the country, these are as high as the temperatures will get as we go through the day. 14 in pierre. this arctic air mass responsible for some snowfall here today, as well. going to see a swath of snow from kansas into the ohio...
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>> well, that man you just saw harris jim swayze was walking four dogs. one of the dogs ran into the ice and fell through holding himself up with just front paws. jim swayze went after the dogs but the ice kept breaking away. he called 911. then called his cousin who is san animal control officer. the cousin's boyfriend showed up. went after the dog and right as he reached ice broke away. and he got stuck in the mud below and had to wait an hour for firefighters to arrive. listen. the big concern was the dog. they the dog had been in the without for why quite a while. the amount of time spent in the water is very short lived. you can't spent a lot of time in these cold temperatures and hope to survive. the rescue actually went pretty quickly. >> it went quickly but all tolled it still took an hour and a half before they pulled bart out of that water, harris. >> harris: that's a long time to be in the water. how is the dog doing? the hound dog is doing fine now. but bart is 11 years old. first the vet was very worried about him. they rapid him up in electr
>> well, that man you just saw harris jim swayze was walking four dogs. one of the dogs ran into the ice and fell through holding himself up with just front paws. jim swayze went after the dogs but the ice kept breaking away. he called 911. then called his cousin who is san animal control officer. the cousin's boyfriend showed up. went after the dog and right as he reached ice broke away. and he got stuck in the mud below and had to wait an hour for firefighters to arrive. listen. the big...
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good morning, jim. >> good morning. our next storm system taking shape through the day. in the form of two storms. one area of low pressure rolling out of the gulf of mexico, bringing rain to the lower mississippi valley. stronger storms in the afternoon in southern louisiana. and a weak area of low pressure tracks its way out of the midwest, bringing light snow across the great lakes. the two combine forces here. through the night, we'll see 1 to 3 inches in the ohio valley. brandi and muhammad, back to you. >>> in pasadena, california, not only are the stanford cardinals and the wisconsin badgers getting ready for tuesday's rose bowl game, workers are putting together the beautiful floats that will be in the tournament of roses parade. >> this is so cool to see in person behind the scenes. 41 floats will be part of the parade. these are really just the finishing touches. the work started on most of the floats after the rose parade back in january. yeah, they start then. amazingly, each float will be decorated with mor
good morning, jim. >> good morning. our next storm system taking shape through the day. in the form of two storms. one area of low pressure rolling out of the gulf of mexico, bringing rain to the lower mississippi valley. stronger storms in the afternoon in southern louisiana. and a weak area of low pressure tracks its way out of the midwest, bringing light snow across the great lakes. the two combine forces here. through the night, we'll see 1 to 3 inches in the ohio valley. brandi and...
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. >>> in college hoops, syracuse coach jim boeheim. tied for second place on the all time wins list for men's college basketball. syracuse beat central connecticut state 96-62. career win 902 for boeheim. only duke's mike shah shef ski has more with 939. fifth ranked indiana was on the road to take on big 10 rival iowa. indiana hangs on to beat the hawkeyes, 69-65. indiana improves its record to 13-1. >>> when we come back on this tuesday, another look at this morning's top stories. and survivor stories. new details from passengers on that deadly bus crash in eastern oregon. t thankso hotwir this yeawe got ttake becae they g us ridiculoly low pces on rlly niceotelsand ca. we hit ston the sprg-- even caut a game and wi the mon we save we tk a trip to s francis. yosee, hotre check the mpetitio' rates they caguarante theilow pric. so, whe to nex hoabout the? ♪-o-t-w-i-e... ♪ hotre.com it's creamy, nonfat, and it turns the next person you see into john stamos for five seconds. honey! i think i'm getting burned! heh! eat. ♪ tastes pre
. >>> in college hoops, syracuse coach jim boeheim. tied for second place on the all time wins list for men's college basketball. syracuse beat central connecticut state 96-62. career win 902 for boeheim. only duke's mike shah shef ski has more with 939. fifth ranked indiana was on the road to take on big 10 rival iowa. indiana hangs on to beat the hawkeyes, 69-65. indiana improves its record to 13-1. >>> when we come back on this tuesday, another look at this morning's top...
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. >> jim and i met in 1977. at that time i really didn't believe that gay people would ever see the day that they could marry. >> maryland is the ninth state to legalize same-sex marriages along with the district of columbia. >>> jackpot. a maryland man visiting atlantic city won nearly $4 million on a progressive slot machine. the man does not want his name released. we're told he was playing at the bore gad a hotel casino and spa last sunday night when he hit it big there. the $3,843,951 jackpot is one of the largest jackpots in the history there. that's on the boardwalk up there i think. >> not an -- on slots. not blackjack. that is a paysimazinamazing. >>> still to come, how one man's fly by of his own homelanded a would-be criminal in jail. >>> cold temperatures were not enough to keep these people out of the river. >> it definitely feels like january out there. as you step out the door, how long are we stuck in this (woman) 3 days of walking to give break cancer survivor a lifetime-- that's definitely a fa
. >> jim and i met in 1977. at that time i really didn't believe that gay people would ever see the day that they could marry. >> maryland is the ninth state to legalize same-sex marriages along with the district of columbia. >>> jackpot. a maryland man visiting atlantic city won nearly $4 million on a progressive slot machine. the man does not want his name released. we're told he was playing at the bore gad a hotel casino and spa last sunday night when he hit it big...
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congressman jim moran says there is a disconnect between the national rifle association's leadership and the nra members. the democrat from virginia is pushing a package of gun reforms he says most nra members support. and representative moran joins me now live from washington. good to have you with us. >> good to be with you, thank you. >> congressman, when many politicians think about the nra, they think about this legion of people who stand shoulder to shoulder with wayne lapierre and the leadership and what he says they believe. you believe, though, that the nra leadership is out of touch with the membership. why? >> well, this bill that we're introducing on the first session of the next congress has five measures where two-thirds of nra membership support them. in fact, in some cases one of them is supported by 79% of the nra members. so i do think there is a disconnect between the nra members and the gun manufacturers who basically pay the salaries of the nra leadership. but what this would do is to require background checks, not only for gun purchaser, purch e purchas purchase
congressman jim moran says there is a disconnect between the national rifle association's leadership and the nra members. the democrat from virginia is pushing a package of gun reforms he says most nra members support. and representative moran joins me now live from washington. good to have you with us. >> good to be with you, thank you. >> congressman, when many politicians think about the nra, they think about this legion of people who stand shoulder to shoulder with wayne...
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jim amos, chairman of planet smoothie. we have the ceo of fast signs and the jamie richardson the vice president of white castle. we have a power panel on today. thank you all for joining us. i want to start with some news from clarence otis, ceo of darden restaurants. obviously he came out and said that the forecast for his company going forward is looking bleak for a couple of different reasons. he said the negative media coverage that focused on darden and how they might accommodate health care reform has really hurt the company. he was someone who came out and said they would have to go ahead and use many more part-time workers because obamacare was simply too expensive. there was a big backlash against that. so he is going to have to go ahead and as a result, they will keep their full-time workers on. they will really stuck with the cost of obamacare. he also said, you know, they're having a tough time because people aren't coming into the restaurants because economy is bad. in my mind he spoke out. got punished for i
jim amos, chairman of planet smoothie. we have the ceo of fast signs and the jamie richardson the vice president of white castle. we have a power panel on today. thank you all for joining us. i want to start with some news from clarence otis, ceo of darden restaurants. obviously he came out and said that the forecast for his company going forward is looking bleak for a couple of different reasons. he said the negative media coverage that focused on darden and how they might accommodate health...
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tara dowdell, democratic strategist, with former jim mcgreevey and david webb, accident cirrus xm patriot radio. good to see both of you. i want to begin with this. last night on fox news, this is what south carolina senator lindsey graham had to say about this meeting today. he said, quote, anytime you announce a meeting publicly in washington it's usually for political theater purposes. so, tara, is this all show? >> well i agree, obviously there is always some political theater going on in politics. i would say this year's oscar though goes to john boehner for pretending toe be nexting in good faith. throughout this whole process he has been the primary person pointing fingers and the democrats offered several different, several different opportunities for the speaker to come to the table, compromise opportunities. most recently even agreeing to seen less tax revenue as part of the deal. so i think that the issue here is that it is going to be very difficult for the republicans to come behind a compromise plan which has tax increases and spending cuts which is really the balanced appro
tara dowdell, democratic strategist, with former jim mcgreevey and david webb, accident cirrus xm patriot radio. good to see both of you. i want to begin with this. last night on fox news, this is what south carolina senator lindsey graham had to say about this meeting today. he said, quote, anytime you announce a meeting publicly in washington it's usually for political theater purposes. so, tara, is this all show? >> well i agree, obviously there is always some political theater going...
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it's very hard for jim demint to go into -- in many ways it's this time warner merger. it makes a lot of sense on paper. jim demint going outside of the senate into something that is in the think-tank world. >> we will have more of this from the gaggle coming up. the six-year itch. a bedrock of conventional wisdom. is it just a minute thing? we will let you know whether we think this is real or simply a coincidence. >>> first, who was the first president and the most recent president to officially start a term on a sunday? the answer and more is coming up on the daily run down. we will be right back. >>> today we are taking a deep dive into whether the six-year itch is real or simply a coincidence that just happened a few times. a look back at history, if you will. at the last five two-term presidents. truman, even though he wasn't elected in 1934, he took over after fdr was because he resigned before the second midterm shellacking. in truman's second term, as you can see, in that mid term in 1950, his democratic party lost 28 seats in the house, 6 in the senate. the ol
it's very hard for jim demint to go into -- in many ways it's this time warner merger. it makes a lot of sense on paper. jim demint going outside of the senate into something that is in the think-tank world. >> we will have more of this from the gaggle coming up. the six-year itch. a bedrock of conventional wisdom. is it just a minute thing? we will let you know whether we think this is real or simply a coincidence. >>> first, who was the first president and the most recent...
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>> it's hard for jim demint -- many ways, sort of like this aol/time warner merger. it makes a lot of sense on paper. the question is will he be able to overcome some of the institutional challenges. jim demint going outside of the senate into something that is out in the think tank world. >> we'll have more of this, more from the gaggle coming up, plus the six-year itch. is the bedrock of conventional wisdom or just a made-up thing. second term presidents struggling in his second midterm. we'll let you know whether we think it's real or a coincidence. >>> but first, our special trivia question, who was the first president and the most recent president to officially start a term on a sunday? answer and more is coming up on "the daily rundown." we'll be right back. i moved here from russia and i gained weight because the portions were much larger. and i just felt like i needed to eat it all because it was so yummy. weight watchers online worked for me because it lets me live my life. i can still go out with my friends. i can still enjoy my favorite foods and drinks. i
>> it's hard for jim demint -- many ways, sort of like this aol/time warner merger. it makes a lot of sense on paper. the question is will he be able to overcome some of the institutional challenges. jim demint going outside of the senate into something that is out in the think tank world. >> we'll have more of this, more from the gaggle coming up, plus the six-year itch. is the bedrock of conventional wisdom or just a made-up thing. second term presidents struggling in his second...
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jim deminute going outside of the senate into something that's out in the think tank world. we're going to have more of this. we'll have more from the gaggle coming up. plus, the six-year itch. it's a bed rom of conventional wisdom. is it just a made-up thing? second term president, supposedly struggling in his second midterm. we'll let you know whether we think it's real or simply a coincidence. the deep dive is next. first, a special trivia question. who was the first president and who was the most recent president to officially start a term on a sunday? the answer and more is coming up on "the daily rundown." coming up. look what mommy is having. mommy's having a french fry. yes she is, yes she is. [ bop ] [ male announcer ] could've had a v8. 100% vegetable juice, with three of your daily vegetable servings in every little bottle. zirchlg as we get closer to the next midterm electrics, you'll likely hear more about the so-called six-year itch. it's a theory that the party controlling the white house loses big in a two-term president's second midterm. today we're taking a
jim deminute going outside of the senate into something that's out in the think tank world. we're going to have more of this. we'll have more from the gaggle coming up. plus, the six-year itch. it's a bed rom of conventional wisdom. is it just a made-up thing? second term president, supposedly struggling in his second midterm. we'll let you know whether we think it's real or simply a coincidence. the deep dive is next. first, a special trivia question. who was the first president and who was...
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. >> i'm sorry, jim, i will stop the subsidy to pbs. >> i like pbs. i love big bird. >> a zinger every minute. >> brought us binders of women. >> we also have fewer horse and bayonets. >> horses and bayonets. >> oh yeah ♪ ♪ >> i just called president obama to congratulate him. >> i congratulated him and paul ryan on a hard-fought campaign. >> i pray that the president will be successful in guiding our nation. >> we are an american family, and we rise or fall together. the task of perfecting our union moving forward. >> tonight, we are celebrating the year in the news, the winners, the losers, the person of the year. and we will hand out the donald trump award to the person who has embarrassed himself or herself the most this year. all right, let's start with the most valuable player of the 2012 campaign, alex wagner, the most valuable player? >> in my book, it's david plouffe, you saw the beginnings, with dean, and obama. this will change the way people organize and campaign. >> krystal? the most valuable player? >> i have to say we don't know exa
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you have the debates, we had jim lehrer as the moderator, for the 96th time. and what did he debate? you could have climate change or gay marriage or birth control. all that was ignored. we talked about simpson-bowles, deficit reduction, and affordable care act. >> with no explanation of what they were for the average person. >> it was sort of the inside the beltway debate, and you get one positive debate for the entire fall campaign. you open things up to new voices to broader perspectives. i don't mean to pick on jim lehrer too much, but really, enough of it. >> chris, the worst move? >> the worst move, the decision by both the obama campaign and the not so surprising decision on never raising climate change for the first time. since 1988, if you go back to the tape when lloyd benson, they both said yeah, that will be a problem, we should do something about it. here we are, 24 years later and it doesn't even get a mention in any of the debates. >> i have another video assist, the worst move, the worst decision of the campaign was to do what you're about to s
you have the debates, we had jim lehrer as the moderator, for the 96th time. and what did he debate? you could have climate change or gay marriage or birth control. all that was ignored. we talked about simpson-bowles, deficit reduction, and affordable care act. >> with no explanation of what they were for the average person. >> it was sort of the inside the beltway debate, and you get one positive debate for the entire fall campaign. you open things up to new voices to broader...
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all of the fans are happy and this is what coach jim harbaugh had to say. >> i need an extremely happy. with the victory, that was our mission, but one thing that people wanted to do. we got that done, to be the champion. the western champion means a lot to us and our players. i congratulate them on getting that done now, they are the best western division. >> reporter: they can definitely use that week off to heal and rest they will be ready for the playoffs. reporting at candlestick park, scott rates, kron 4 news. >>> also the last game of the regular season for the oakland raiders -- but not as happy of an ending as for the 49-ers. they lost to the san diego chargers 24-21 -- a late rally by oakland coming up just short. the raiders finish the season with a record of 4- and-12. >>> funeral crashers. tonight, three people are recovering from non-life threatening injuries. following an afternoon crash at an east bay funeral home. kron four's philippe djegal is in concord with what police say may have led up to the accident. >> reporter: police say it appears the damage here at the oui
all of the fans are happy and this is what coach jim harbaugh had to say. >> i need an extremely happy. with the victory, that was our mission, but one thing that people wanted to do. we got that done, to be the champion. the western champion means a lot to us and our players. i congratulate them on getting that done now, they are the best western division. >> reporter: they can definitely use that week off to heal and rest they will be ready for the playoffs. reporting at...
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>> jim, thanks. here tess capitol today, boehner did avoid the embarrassment of this going to a second ballot he won on the first round like speakers normally do. >> my colleagues, the speaker of the house, john boehner. >> reporter: john boehner tonight a few more shots as the new congress reelected him speaker. >> boehner -- >> reporter: nine conservative cast protest votes, but boehner sounded a conservative theme. >> our government has built up too much debt. our economy is not producing enough jobs. these are not separate problems. >> reporter: this first day was about families and about firsts. iraq war veteran dump amp pew tee, tammy duckworth, the first disabled woman in congress. republican tim scott of south carolina, the only african-american now in the senate. where 20 women will serve, a record. a moving moment. republican mark kirk made his way up the steps in the capitol a year after he suffered a stroke, supported by senators from both parties. but bipartisanship will go on the back b
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for the t house seat being vacated by tim scott, who just became the appointee to be senator to take jim demint's place, dominoes falling. what are people thinking about running kind of know each other >> a little bit. this seat could be vacant as early as next week, january 2, when they come back into session for the 113th congress. what's really interesting about this is former governor mark sanford, who for a time was a very popular republican. he fought president obama's administration on the stimulus program. he had a lot of different thingf that had him really in highin regards in conservatives. h then he had an affair. >> ifill: but he's running against or looking...le >> jenny sanford, his ex-wife, had also expressed interest in this house seat.fa what's very interesting about this, in addition to the fact that they were once married and he had this affair and wentac public and ended up leaving the governor's race in a bit of disgrace and under investigation for using state funds for t meeting his mistress-- he held this seat for three terms. this is a district he's familiar with
for the t house seat being vacated by tim scott, who just became the appointee to be senator to take jim demint's place, dominoes falling. what are people thinking about running kind of know each other >> a little bit. this seat could be vacant as early as next week, january 2, when they come back into session for the 113th congress. what's really interesting about this is former governor mark sanford, who for a time was a very popular republican. he fought president obama's...